Northern Hills-Spearfish

US Forest Service · South Dakota

Northern Hills-Spearfish in South Dakota. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 58 public campsites we map in South Dakota.

The Northern Hills Ranger District covers the northern portion of the Black Hills on the South Dakota side. Spearfish has nearby access to over 300 miles of snowmobile trails, groomed and ungroomed cross-country ski trails, a 100 mile long hiking trail (Centennial Trail) and many other trails, a 110 mile long biking, hiking and horseback trail (Mickelson Trail), and 2 downhill ski areas (ski areas are near Deadwood, SD - 15 miles away).

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

44.50103, -103.86076

Nearest sites we map

• Rod And Gun Campground20 km · US Forest Service
• Timon Campground22 km · US Forest Service
• Strawberry Campground And Picnic Site25 km · US Forest Service
• Hanna Campground25 km · US Forest Service
• Ft. Meade Horse Camp34 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Alkali Creek Camp Site34 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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